The critical need to enhance public access to the Hansard took centre stage as the 7th Hansard Association of Kenya (HAK) Annual Conference commenced this morning.

The week-long forum opened this morning by the Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Mrs. Serah Kioko, underscored the importance of providing the Hansard in local languages to foster greater public participation in legislative affairs.

In a comprehensive briefing before the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, the Ministry of Roads and Transport laid bare a sweeping vision to transform Kenya’s transport sector through bold policies, landmark infrastructure projects, and a deliberate shift toward sustainability, technological innovation, and regional integration.

NOMINATION OF PERSONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT AS THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (IEBC)

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has formally responded to the Standing Committee on Energy over the reported curtailment of geothermal power generation between July and December 2024. The statement comes in the wake of growing public and parliamentary concern regarding Kenya’s energy mix, renewable investments, and increasing reliance on electricity imports.

When the lights go out in Kenya’s counties, it’s not always due to a technical fault, it’s often the result of a deeper, more entrenched problem: a tug-of-war between county governments and the national utility provider, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).

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The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection’s ambitious labour migration strategy came under intense scrutiny today as Cabinet Secretary Dr Alfred Mutua appeared before the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to defend his ministry’s handling of overseas job recruitment. The session, chaired by Sen Julius Murgor (West Pokot), laid bare systemic weaknesses that continue to hinder thousands of job-seekers from accessing employment abroad.

A decade after an oil spillage from the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) devastated Thange Village, residents of Makueni County are still grappling with its devastating environmental and health consequences.

The spillage, which occurred on May 12, 2015, was attributed to a suspected leak along the Mombasa-Nairobi pipeline. While emergency teams were dispatched to contain and clean up the spill, by June 15 of the same year, petroleum traces had already contaminated the Thange River in Kibwezi East Constituency.

The Senate’s County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee spent a full Thursday in Kwale County and learned that although verbal assurances and tidy paperwork sounded convincing, things on the ground are different. Led by Committee Chair Senator Godfrey Osotsi, alongside Senators Eddy Oketch, Agnes Kavindu, Peris Tobiko, Beth Syengo, Hamida Kibwana, William Kisang, Raphael Chimera, and George Mbugua, the visit highlighted glaring gaps in project completion and functionality.

The Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, chaired by Senator Eddy Okech (Migori), held a comprehensive consultative meeting with the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing & Urban Development to deliberate on the status of key housing programmes, policy direction, challenges, legislative gaps, and opportunities for collaboration in the sector.

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare has challenged the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection over critical shortcomings in the protection of the country’s most vulnerable populations, including persons with disabilities, elderly citizens in care homes and children at risk of exploitation.

The National Assembly has commenced the constitutional process of considering the 2025/2026 FY Budget Estimates following their formal tabling before the House.

 Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, presiding over the House on Wednesday, 30th April 2025 urged Members of Parliament to conduct a disciplined and informed debate in the House rather than in public rallies.

The Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Junet Mohamed, has given notice of a motion seeking to establish an Ad-Hoc Select Committee seeking the establishment of an ad-hoc select committee to develop a unified and sustainable framework for education funding in Kenya. 

A Senate Health Committee oversight mission has laid bare a litany of failures in Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit counties, exposing deep-rooted cracks in Kenya’s healthcare system that disproportionately affect marginalised regions. The inquiry, led by Sen Jackson Mandago (Uasin Gishu), revealed a crisis spanning drug shortages, outdated equipment, understaffing, neglected infrastructure and questionable financial accountability.

𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂: 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒇𝒕

In December 2024, optimism filled the air at Kabete National Polytechnic and KICC, where hundreds of jobseekers gathered, hoping to secure life-changing jobs abroad. They had responded to calls for recruitment under the Diaspora Jobs Programme, a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and the National Employment Authority (NEA).

The National Assembly has passed the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bill No. 1 of 2025), paving the way for the disbursement of Ksh. 50.5 billion in additional funds to counties for the 2024/25 financial year.

The Bill provides for the transfer of both conditional and unconditional allocations from the National Government and development partners to all 47 county governments, in a bid to strengthen devolved service delivery and support county functions as provided under Articles 202(2) and 190 of the Constitution.